But we reckon this one takes the cake – purely because it sounds so truly absurd that we can’t believe Etsy is allowing the product to be listed.

Surely, selling wasp nests to insert into the vagina is too far, even for chill, ‘sell whatever!’ brand Etsy.

Alas, no.

A seller called HeritageHealthShop was able to get away with selling oak galls (also known as oak apples) for vaginal use. They’ve since removed the listing, but not before gynaecologist and general queen of calling out nonsense vagina products, Dr Jen Gunter, spotted it.

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Oak galls, if you didn’t know, are balls of bark and the excretions of wasps. They host wasp larva, and grow when a gall wasp punctures an oak tree and deposits their larva into the hole.

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This causes the tree to secrete tannic and gallic acids, creating a little spherical thing called a gall nut, oak gall, or oak apple. They have a little hole where the baby wasp pokes its way through to escape.

‘Some women take manjakani to improve their sex life,’ the listing read. ‘Some say it can tighten the vagina.’

The listing went on to suggest that people could insert oak galls into their vagina after childbirth, take it orally to ‘restore the elasticity of the uterine wall’, apply it to the vagina to heal episiotomy scars, or boil the galls to turn them into a ‘feminine wash’.

Like other dangerous vagina-targeted products on etsy, the listing is essentially recommending using drying agents to tighten the vagina – which, as Dr Jen points out, is a terrible idea.

We’ve said it before, but just to repeat it with feeling: the vagina is a magical self-cleaning thing that pretty much takes care of itself, through a healthy pH balance and bacteria.

Your vagina really does not need to be messed with.

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It’s not supposed to be dry and insanely tight. It’s supposed to be wet. That’s how the vagina keeps itself clean and healthy.

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You do not need to shove anything up there to change your vagina, whether to clean it, tighten it, or dry it out. And if you are concerned about vaginal issues, the best port of call is a medical professional, not dodgy products sold by untrustworthy people on the internet.

It’s worth noting that while HeritageHealthShop may have removed their listing following backlash, there are still other people selling oak galls for vaginal purposes on Etsy and through other websites.

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A store called Indojuara markets oak apples as a way to ‘tighten vagina’, deal with urinary infections, and get rid of ‘bad smells’.*

Stay woke. Do not buy these products. Do not trust products marketed towards tightening the vagina, even if they’re all natural and seem safe (just because something is natural doesn’t mean you should stick it inside yourself).

Let your vagina do its thing, and if you have any issues go to your doctor. Not to Etsy.

We reached out to Etsy for comment, who told us the below:

Etsy's response:

‘We are currently investigating this issue, but due to our privacy policy, we cannot comment on a specific shop or seller.

‘When sellers open a shop or list an item on Etsy, they agree to follow our site policies and terms, as well as local and national laws.

‘However, it is important to understand that Etsy is not a curated or juried marketplace. We evaluate items on a case by case basis as we become aware of them.

‘Due to the nature of our platform, it is possible that a prohibited item may appear for sale on the site before our enforcement teams have a chance to remove it. Members are welcome to report these items to us. We have a timely review process for all reports.’